F – The FOWEY FESTIVAL Short Story Competition 2022. “Spring Picture”

As part of the 2022 festival, we will again be holding a short story competition. For 2022 the title chosen is ‘Spring Picture‘, this was the title of one of du Maurier’s lesser-known novels, published in 1944. Hopefully, this title will inspire all you budding authors to write with a sense of optimism after the difficult period which forced us to cancel the 2020 and 2021 Festivals (but not the short story competitions). Entries must be no more than 1500 words and must include the title but its interpretation is entirely up to you!

The competition is open to all those over 16 years of age, by the opening day of the Festival, May 6th, 2022. There will be a first prize of £200 and a second prize of £100. The maximum length of submissions is 1,500 words. If exceeding that the entry will be disallowed. There is no minimum length. Stories must have the title “Spring Picture” and are welcome in any prose style.

PLEASE EMAIL ENTRIES TO chris@foweyfestival.com
PLEASE SEND POSTAL ENRIES TO: Du Maurier Festival Short Story Prize, 6, St Fimbarrus Road, Fowey, PL23
1JJ Cornwall. (Email entries preferred. If posting your entry must be received no later than 20 February 2022).
Each postal submission must be accompanied by an entry form which may be downloaded from the website

Authors may enter once only and entries will not be returned. Please keep a copy. No corrections or alterations can be made after receipt. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been previously published, in print or
online (including websites, blogs, social network sites), or broadcast or been commended, long-listed or
short-listed in another writing competition. Any entry found to have been plagiarised will be disqualified.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome – but please let us know as soon as possible if a story is to be
published elsewhere or has won a prize or been long-listed or short-listed in another writing competition.